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Volume 12, No.11
July 11, 2007
In This Issue
The Truth Editorial
Page 2
My View
Page 3
Toledoans for Obama
Page 4
Cover Story:
Farewell Clyde
Page 5
Library Levy
Page 6
The Truth Education
UT’s Diversity Commission
Page 7
Ben Williams Academic Scholarships
Page 8
JJ Express
Page 8
WLS Superintendent
Page 9
Dem Women Revolt
Page 10
Clyde Hughes
President NW Ohio Black Media Association
Jazz & Jambalaya
Page 11
Clara Petty’s 50th
Page 12
Minister Transformed
Page 13
BlackMarketPlace
Page 14
“Hats off to you my friend, Clyde Hughes. I will miss you
and I want to thank you for all of your support
and friendship over these nearly 20 years.”
- Rhonda Sewell
The Sojourner’s Truth
Page 2
This Strikes Us …
A Sojourner’s Truth Editorial
[A]ware that a party must be responsive to be worthy of responsibility, we pledge
ourselves to open, honest endeavor and to the conduct of public affairs in a manner
worthy of a community of free people.
And, we would hope, responsive to the idea that everyone should be treated with
dignity.
The statement above is part of the mission statement of the Lucas County Democratic
Party as found on their website.
“Worthy of responsibility,” they say.
So when a group of the good ole boys sit around and somehow discern that it would
be a splendid idea to bring in a couple of strippers to the party’s party and then calculate
that such a move would be inoffensive to female voters, not to mention to the two dozen
or so female elected officials of Lucas County, we have to ask what exactly in these actions
could even remotely be deemed “worthy of responsibility.”
But we certainly don’t want to paint a picture that these very unseemly sexist actions
are those which would offend only women any more than we would expect racist acts to
be offensive only to people of color.
In the wake of “stripper-gate,” which has proven to be an embarrassment not only to
the Lucas County Democratic Party and its members but also to residents of northwest Ohio
in general, several “leaders” have stepped forward to downplay the seriousness of the
incidents.
We need to be concerned with much bigger problems that plague our society, says our
mayor. Critics of the party’s leaders, says the mayor, are being “moralistic.” A moralist is
someone who expresses or teaches moral principles, we discovered after a quick turn
through a dictionary. We were actually trying to uncover the pejorative sense of the word
– perhaps that was contained in the sarcastic way it was used by the mayor at the time –
guess you had to be there.
Hizzoner, by the way, is not the only member of the Democratic Party who is so forgiving
of spirit. Several female members of the party have also expressed their disdain for those
who have been outraged by the golf course bogeys.
Karen Shanahan, City Council candidate who ran and lost without the support of the
Lucas County Madison Avenue contingent in her last race for council, is clearly not going
to make that mistake again. She echoed the mayor’s sentiment that there are bigger fish to
fry than worrying about an assault on the dignity of most of the county’s residents.
We even have a letter in this issue from a long-time female member of the party who
questions the “integrity and maturity” of critics of the party.
The person who placed the strippers on the golf course, says she, “has served us well.”
Those who assail such 1950’s, pre-female-involvement-in-politics, boys-will-be-boys
conduct, she writes, heightening our disbelief, lack maturity.
In fact, we find Toledo City Councilman Joe McNamara’s outrage over the golf course
incident to be genuine. We don’t find it unusual that men could find such behavior
reprehensible. But even if it were not genuine, even if he were speaking out for political
advantage, he still has been saying the right things about a matter that should outrage us
all – regardless of gender.
So how many more issues are more important than human dignity, we wonder?
There are indeed a lot of important issues facing us – economic development and
educational attainment spring to mind. But we can hardly ignore the need to treat each other
with dignity. This was first and foremost what the civil rights struggle was all about.
This overweening willingness to let bygones be bygones would certainly make a lot
more sense if this local party had some recent history of either competence or willingness
to work on behalf of the minority members of its constituencies.
They can’t get their endorsed candidate elected, they can’t raise money, they are
regularly ignored by the state organization – an important meeting that was to be held here
this week has been cancelled by the state organization. Who have they served well?
And if Karen Shanahan believes, as she stated, that “women of Lucas County can speak
for themselves” and should speak for themselves, why hasn’t she?
We are appalled that someone seeking political office would feel, and state, that only
members of the insulted group should speak out for themselves.
“First they came for the Communists, but I was not Communists so I didn’t speak out;
then they came for the Socialists and the trade unionists, but I was neither, so I did not
speak out; then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out; when
they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.” – German anti-fascist, Martin
Niemoller.
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My View
By Jack Ford
The Truth’s Political
Columnist
Jack Ford
Let me thank Fletcher
Word for allowing me to write
this column. I had no idea
that this column would pick
up so much readership even
as far east as Washington,
D.C.
Last Saturday night, while
eating at Ruby’s on Dorr
Street, another patron, an
African-American man whom
I did not know, said he liked
my column because I said
exactly what he would say if
he had the chance. That was
a real compliment.
We have seen several stories on population decline.
Again our die was cast in the
1960’s when we sold Toledo
water too cheaply to points
north, west and south of
Toledo. Nor did we engage in
a program of aggressive annexation. And, why are there
two separate public school
systems in Toledo?
Neither Mayor Carty
Finkbeiner nor Lucas County
Commissioner are coming up
with fix-its for “brain drain.”
The “cool city” strategy
won’t work in Toledo just as
it doesn’t work in most places.
We might look to Boston
where the city fathers have
increased part of their population by catering to immigrants from South America.
Columbus is growing because of its aggressive annexation policy – and it caters to Somalians.
Speaking of population
decline, one better pay close
attention to sly Craig Stough,
mayor of Sylvania. If Sylvania
and Sylvania Township ever
merge, it would result in a city
of 44,000 and that would be
enough for a new water line
from a great lake down
through western Michigan to
the new city. Then Toledo
loses water revenue and more
population and sprawl becomes more rampant in western Lucas County.
Toledo and northwest
Ohio are going to get hit economically in the near future
with the loss of 850 jobs this
fall when the Ford stamping
plant closes in Maumee.
Many of those workers are
Toledoans who drive to
Maumee daily.
The sell off of Owens
Illinois’s plastic division will
hurt Lucas County and some
Toledo businesses. And,
spin as much as you want,
Mr. Mayor, but the equity
buyers of big companies
such as Manor Care will pare
costs by selling off, relocation and reduction in work
force. No way will things remain the same. We will lose
big as we suggested months
ago when we heard that
Manor Care was on the block.
The same holds true whenever The Blade is finally sold.
Recently a report made it
appear as if housing in Toledo is on the increase. No,
no, no.
Figures lie and liars can
figure. The increase in housing inside of Toledo is almost
totally in black and low-income neighborhoods. We
need more white folks with
middle-class paychecks.
Maybe it’s time to stop
finding only in the inner city
and start building upscale
housing on the west side of
the Maumee by Riverside
Park and east of Detwiler Park
and north of Alexis. Maybe
we should take part of the
parks north of Alexis and turn
it into middle class housing
for both whites and blacks.
(Continued on Page 6)
Page 3
Something Good About Amos
And Andy?
By Jan Scotland
Guest Columnist
The Amos and Andy
show was a controversial
sitcom from the 1950’s because it was created by two
Caucasian men who built
on the popular stereotypes
to create a form of comedy
not unlike Sanford and Son
or Keenan and Kale of more
recent fame.
The all-black cast of the
TV series were never fully
accepted by the community
because there was no balance to the comedic portrayal of blacks on the airways to offset the grinning
of King Fish or the naive
gullibility of Andy.
Although very popular
for a decade in reruns the
show only lasted two seasons in its original production. Pressure from civil
rights groups finally resulted in its removal from
the airways entirely. Copies of the program are now
relegated to the archives of
the public library or internet
purchases.
Many foolhardy efforts
in the public and private
domain are still called Amos
and Andy operations, referring to the hair brained
schemes that were sure to
go wrong by the end of
their shows.
One thing that I did like
about the Amos and Andy
show was the depiction of
an all-black community
where doctors, lawyers,
business owners and blue
collar workers all lived in
the same neighborhood.
Everything for that community was in the same area.
All of their entertainment
and commerce was available for their convenience.
No one had to leave the
community to get their necessities. African-American entrepreneurs were
prevalent.
Now of course this was a creased. It is hard to find any
realistic reflection of the re- black professionals who result of segregation in the side there and few if any major
1950’s. Blacks were, gener- black businesses are providally, not allowed to live, shop ing services to the still majoror go to clubs outside of their ity black communities.
Our best teachers don’t
areas. No matter how much
money you made you had teach in our neighborhoods,
better find a place in the ac- some of our best churches
cepted areas to live or you have built elsewhere, and the
may risk the health or life of dollars spent in our neighborhoods circulate one time and
your loved ones.
Blacks provided goods for out. Opportunities to support
blacks, blacks repaired other and hire people from the
blacks’ cars and homes and neighborhood who need help
blacks taught black children most have been lost.
Into this environment
in school. When we were sick
we went to the neighborhood steps the Dorr Street Corridor
black doctor. For our teeth Redevelopment Coalition,
we went to the neighborhood Inc. With President Pastor
black dentist. We were de- Raymond Bishop (Mt Pilgrim
pendent on each other for Church); Vice President
our daily needs and we were Charles Welch (Owner of The
bound together for the battles Juice radio station); and Treasurer Suzette Crowell (Presithat lay ahead.
This lack of opportunity dent/CEO Toledo Urban
resulted in the courageous Credit Union) it is hardly and
efforts by our forefathers to Amos and Andy operation.
Pastor Bishop’s drive and
break down barriers to equality and basic civil rights. aggressiveness combined
Countless lives were lost to with Welch’s business acubring about the changes that men and Suzette’s financial
we now see today. Now, for savvy should provide the
the most part, your desire pieces needed to make this a
and ability to move wherever formable organization. The
coalition of groups
you want will be refrom the city will prowarded with the
vide needed input to
right to make that
make this program vichoice. Now we are
able. Participation
dispersed to every
from city, county, state
area of our cities and
and federal governstates. And busiment needs to be
ness people, doctors and lawyers Jan Scotland present to break down
barriers to the project
practice where they
want and service whomever and all involved must provide
they have the talents to at- the appropriate roles to assure the success of the effort.
tract.
Filling the redevelopment
The black melting pot eras
that pulled us together have gap between the university
gone the route of the Amos of Toledo and downtown
and Andy program. The all- around Dorr Street in a way
black communities that ex- that includes the input and
isted in Harlem, New York desires of the neighborhoods
where I was born or on the is essential. Bringing back
near downtown Door Street some of the togetherness that
corridor in Toledo have de-
The More Things Change … The More
They Remain the Same
In every American city, whites who control the political and economic power, have
always had what we called in the 1960’s their “go to negro” – the one Negro that they could
always go to when they wanted to take advantage of the black community. He was their
black face in every white place. They used him to satisfy whites and pacify blacks.
For favor or fortune, he was eager to do their bidding. He would sacrifice his integrity
on the altar of personal gain. He was their man, and they made sure he was comfortable.
His reward? He could boast to his family and friends, I’m the only one...the only Negro on
the program … the only one to be invited to the party … the only one appointed to the bank
board … the only one allowed in the club … the only one selected to participate in the
contest. And he was the only one who was conspicuously absent when his own people
needed him. He was always there to protect the political and economic interests of whites,
but never there to speak up for his own people.
He dared not encourage his white benefactors to accept other qualified blacks because
he would no longer be the only one. And when from among his people, a courageous black
man emerged who could neither be bought nor bossed, he was always trotted out to run
interference to stop the forward march of his people.
Their “go to negro” was always there, like an obedient slave, to do his master’s will. He
was repeatedly told that he was “not like the rest of them.” His loyalty
was rewarded with the crumbs that fell from his master’s table. And
he was willing to sacrifice his people’s whole cake for the meager
crumbs that fell into his small hands.
The more things change, the more they remain the same.
For those who have eyes to see, let them see. For those who have
ears to hear, let them hear.
Floyd Rose, President
Valdosta-Lowndes County chapter
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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July 11, 2007
Toledoans For Obama Attend a Reception in Cleveland
Special to The Truth
More than 20 members of
Toledoans for Obama attended a reception for the
Senator on Tuesday, June 19,
2007 in Cleveland, Ohio.
“Authentic, different,
refreshing” are some of the
descriptions the contingent
applied to Barack Obama who,
for some of his supporters,
evokes comparisons to another fortyish senator who
captivated a nation on his
way to being elected President of the United States 47
years ago. Like John F.
Kennedy, Obama’s appeal
has generated interest
throughout the nation, up and
down the generation age
scale, and cross culturally.
The winds of his political
platform swept into Ohio recently when one of the
youngest front-runners for
the Democratic Party nomination since JFK addressed
supporters, veterans of Ohio
politics, and awestruck students with a grass roots organizational itch to scratch. In a
modest ballroom of the Crown
Plaza Hotel in downtown
Cleveland, Obama seemed
relaxed and relatable, as much
as any politician of recent
memory, as he briefly described his motives for seeking
the
presidency.
Healthcare for all Americans,
job creation through commu-
nity reinvestment of big business,
and
college
affordability for anyone able
and interested in attending
were some of the topics
touched upon during his
hour-long monologue.
After opening with the
Chicagoan offering condolences to the locals about the
Cavaliers failed bid for the
NBA championship, the audience settled in on Obama’s
serious, thoughtful side. He
talked about the importance
of immigration reform and restoring the writ of habeus
corpus through the closing
of illegal and un-American
prisons, such as the one that
exists in Guantanamo Bay.
The one issue Obama was
uncompromising and unapologetic about was his refusal to deny the value of
hope. “I don’t care,” he said,
RECALL CARTY!
Mayor Finkbeiner is unfit for office. Since our group launched the effort to remove the
mayor from office, Carty has only added to the giant list of reasons he should be removed
by firing Patsy Scott, not putting cops on the street, and making Old Orchard, Central City,
and the Old South End wait two weeks between trash pickups. (I wonder if the mayor’s
neighborhood will ever have to skip trash pickups.) There is no question whether or not
the mayor should continue in office.
In response to Jack Ford’s article last week, I think the majority of citizens are naïve
when it comes to politics and the politicians want to keep it that way. If we the people really
knew what was going on in government (I have been informed of a little), we would be
extremely disgusted and would refuse to let certain people remain in office.
Mr. Ford, I have to agree with you that I do not know everything there is to know. This
very reason is why I have been in touch with numerous people who do have experience
in such things. Is this not a step away from being naïve? The very fact that I met you is
testimony to this fact.
I plan on getting the required amount of signatures to remove Mr. Finkbeiner from office.
That was my initial “agenda” and still is. I have nothing to gain from this. Since starting
this massive undertaking, the target was Finkbeiner and Carty knew it.
IN PURE SPECULATION, this could be the reason my apartment has been broken into
once and attempted a second time. I have no idea how Mr. Ford came up with the notion
that Carty was not the original target, but Carty Finkbeiner always has been and always
will be the focus and target of Recall Carty.
Tom Morrissey, Leader, Recall Carty
RecallCarty.com
419-475-1894
Amos And Andy
(Continued from Page 3)
was part of our forced coexistence would be a welcome
outcome of the effort.
Having money spent in the
community and then circulating in a healthy fashion for
the people of the area could
mean a renaissance for that
community. This also means
the community should not
only be part of deciding how
the area gets developed it
also should have the opportunity to invest in the final
outcome.
But to do this we must
support the group that has
taken on the task. Development without good leadership will yield substandard
and disastrous results. The
commitment and talents of
the leaders of the coalition
are encouraging as is the
commitment of politicians to
the project. Others need to
step up to complete the picture as well as create balance
to the resources. Those who
have stepped up to take on
the task must receive our support to give it a chance to
work.
My Pastor James H Willis
Sr. (St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church) gave a sermon
two Sundays ago in which he
referred to the symbolic charactersEverybody, Anybody,
Somebody and Nobody. He
said that when there is work
to be done “Everybody thinks
Anybody or Somebody should
do the work. Anybody thinks
Somebody or Everybody
should do the work. Somebody thinks Everybody or
Anybody should do the work
and in the end Nobody does
the work”.
Well Somebody has
stepped up at the right time to
make this effort. They insist
that Anybody can participate
if they want to. If this works
Everybody will benefit from
their efforts and Nobody
should refuse to help if asked.
coyly poking fun at some of
the pundits who have questioned his “hope-mongering”
speeches, on his faith in
America and the democratic
process.
His response to the cynics drew applause and visible elation from a Midwestern crowd who could understandably be apathetic and
weary. Starting with the 2004
Presidential election voting
discrepancies in parts of the
state which eventually led to
Ohio’s electoral votes deciding the election for George
Bush, the Bureau of Worker’s
Compensation(BWC) scandal that followed, running up
to the current dysfunctional
relationship that exists between the city of Toledo and
its mayor, Ohio has been
through a lot lately.
Two of the main factions
of local campaign organizers
that day were from Lucas and
Cuyahoga County. Ohioans
in Toledo and Cleveland appear enthusiastic and ready
to participate in helping
Barack Obama’s ascension to
the presidency. A renewed
optimism, say the organizers,
exists in northwest Ohio that
with Obama lies the best opportunity that the national
creed of equality and compassion can be restored
through hard work and hope.
Senator Obama was gracious enough to take a picture with the group from Toledo and they look forward to
assuring that he is successful in securing the Democratic
Party nomination for president. Keith Mitchell, one of
the organizers of Toledoans
for Obama said, “We plan to
educate people in Lucas
County about Senator
Obama’s plans and programs,
and to organize a local effort
to support his campaign.”
For more information
about Toledoans for Obama
you can send an e-mail to
[email protected].
Its next meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, July 12, 2007 at
7:00 p.m. and Manhattan’s
Restaurant located at 1516
Adams Street, Toledo, Ohio.
July 11, 2007
Page 5
Job Well Done, My First Career-Long Friend
By Rhonda Sewell
As the city of Detroit,
Michigan holds its 2007 National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP) national
convention this week, I am
reminded of a moment in time
almost 18 years ago when
fellow journalist Clyde
Hughes and I first crossed
paths.
It was 1989, the last time
Detroit hosted the NAACP
national convention. I was
an eager, green reporter at the
tender age of 21 and had
worked at The Blade for less
than a year.
Fresh from a stint in London, where I had taken graduate course work in international journalism, I was eager
to cover issues that affected
my culture and my community.
John Nichols, The Blade’s
former national editor and
now an associate editor of
The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin and correspondent for The Nation,
took me under his wings to
try my hand at reporting stories from this NAACP conference. I will always remember
Nichols for his brilliant mind,
his political intelligence and
for his knowledge of and respect for African-American
issues.
Nichols and I were standing in a long line waiting to
get a seat at the convention’s
struck up a conversation with
us. He introduced himself as
Clyde Hughes and after conversing on a range of subjects from humorous family
stories to serious political
After a few interviews with
Nichols and other Blade officials, Clyde was hired that
same year in 1989. Nichols
had no idea of his writing
credentials, other than what
fond memories I have of
NOBMA and Clyde Hughes,
from attending national conventions together, teaching
students the art of journalism, or marching into the of-
“What I didn’t know then,
but quickly discovered,
was that Clyde would
become my first careerlong friend.” Rhonda Sewell
Rhonda Sewell and Clyde Hughes
ceremonies for the Springarn
Medal, a top honor of
achievement given by the
NAACP to an African-American. That year, the Medal was
awarded to political leader and
clergyman, the Rev. Jesse
Jackson.
While Nichols and I patiently stood in that long line,
an eager gentleman with
loads of Southern charm and
an unapologetic Texas accent
exchange, my friendship with
Clyde was sealed.
The three of us exchanged
business cards, and shortly
after Nichols and I left our
new charming friend we
looked at one another with
knowing glances – this young
Texan from Beaumont, met
while standing in a long line
to see Rev. Jackson, would
be a perfect addition to the
Blade’s writing staff.
our new friend shared while
standing in that long line.
But what we both agreed
upon was Clyde’s passion
and his knowledge of African-American issues. Not to
mention, Clyde was witty,
determined, and self-assured
– the perfect combination for
a journalist.
What I didn’t know then,
but quickly discovered, was
that Clyde would become my
first career-long friend. He
started at The Blade as a
sports journalist and in later
years became the paper’s urban affairs reporter. Clyde
and I have shared many
laughs, shed tears over personal woes, experienced
deaths of fellow journalists
and friends, edited one
another’s stories and
cheered each other on when
no one else in the newsroom
would.
He was good at what he
did and was respected by
community leaders. But what
I will forever remember Clyde
for was his determination to
begin a National Association
of Black Journalists (NABJ)
chapter in Toledo. In 1990, he
gathered a diverse group of
area African-American communication professionals and
students together, including
myself, and formed the Northwest Ohio Black Media Association
(NOBMA).
fices of The Blade’s top officials to correct them on what
we thought was an insensitive article or matter to its
African-American readership
– priceless memories I will
forever share with Clyde.
Clyde was also the creator
of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Basketball Classic, and
NOBMA’s
Impact
Newsmaker Awards, which
honored so many AfricanAmerican leaders and figures
got to personally thank my
career-long friend Clyde
Hughes for a job well done.
While on stage, I did not know
that my friend would decide
to move on from The Blade, a
tough decision I also made
one year ago to take a job as
the media relations coordinator for the Toledo-Lucas
County Public Library. This
week, Clyde has started a new
position at Purdue University with the Purdue News
Service.
While I simply took a position a few blocks away, it is
my dear buddy who has
moved out of state. Knowing
Clyde, he will be back in Toledo from time to time – but it
just won’t be the same without his smiling face, his frantic nerves, his brilliant writing, that infectious chuckle,
his big bear hugs, his love for
his daughter Ashley, and
most of all, his passion and
determination for his culture.
I hope the young black communicators in the area will
take Clyde’s torch and con-
Clyde Hughes and daughter Ashley Futrell
doing great work in the Toledo area. Anyone who ever
received an Impact Award
needs to personally thank
Clyde Hughes. It is a welldocumented fact that, unfortunately in the Toledo community, many African-Americans who are doing great work
tinue NOBMA’s goals and
mission. He has already
paved the way.
Hats off to you my friend,
Clyde Hughes. I will miss
you and I want to thank you
for all of your support and
friendship over these nearly
20 years. The Purdue Boilermakers better watch out – I
hope they know that they now
have a star in their midst.
Ed. Note: Rhonda B.
Sewell is media relations
coordinator of the ToledoLucas County Public Library, and former staff writer
of The Blade, where she
worked for 18 years.
Clyde’s love for NOBMA,
(pronounced NO-B-MA),
was infectious.
To this day, I am stopped
downtown on street corners
by former students, many of
them now in their late 20’s
and early 30’s, who were impacted by NOBMA’s student
communication workshops –
another of Clyde’s ideas. The
are often overlooked for honors or awards. But a simple
pat on the back was not
enough for Clyde. He wanted
an awards ceremony that
boldly honored our area’s
unsung African-American
heroes and leaders.
In receiving my own Media Achievement Award at
this year’s Impact Awards, I
Third Annual
African American
Festival
July13-15
Nelson Grace Park
Page 6
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
Places 2-Mill Replacement Levy On
November Ballot
The
Toledo-Lucas
County Public Library Board
of Trustees will ask voters to
approve a 5-year, 2-mill replacement levy on November 6. The levy will help the
Library better cope with its
current financial situation.
Library finances have been
impacted substantially by a
role in economic development,” said George Tucker,
chairman of the Library’s
Board of Trustees. “It is a
major force in the quality of
life.”
The Library’s two existing 1-mill property tax levies
(one from 1997 and the other
from 2003) expire at the end of
state funding freeze at 2002
levels and steadily increasing costs.
The Board of Trustees
approved this action at its
special meeting today (July
6, 2007).
“A vibrant library plays a
2007. The Library will combine the two existing levies
into a 2-mill replacement levy.
“State funding has been
frozen for our public library,
so without the additional
funds generated by this levy,
our system will be dis-
mantled,” said Clyde Scoles,
Library Director. “Our public
library is a true community
resource, and the proposed
replacement levy will fund
existing services at a more
realistic level. The reality is
certain. For our system to
continue as the community’s
gift to itself, we must compensate for the losses of the
past six years, while maintaining growth today and
support for the future. Unfortunately, the alternative to
the levy will be drastic cuts
from which we may never recover,” said Scoles.
This replacement levy will
provide $18.3 million annually, costing the owner of a
$100,000 home a total of $61.25
a year.
David Lutz of the United
Auto Workers which represents a portion of the library’s
employees voiced his
union’s support for the levy.
“It will allow optimum working conditions for our employees,” said Lutz.
The levy will take effect in
January 2008 and expire in
National Urban League and
Walgreens to Provide Health
Screenings to Toledo
Residents
In an effort to promote
early detection and raise
awareness of preventable
diseases in urban communities, the National Urban
League and Walgreens have
partnered to launch a nationwide, educational health
screening bus tour. Toledo
will be a key tour stop during
this year-long campaign.
For years, Walgreens has
recognized the need to raise
awareness of various health
issues and encourage individuals to seek the appropriate resources. The National
Urban
League
and
Walgreens Wellness Tour
will continue this mission by
providing free health screenings in 27 urban communities
across the country as part of
a 12-month mobile health campaign. The 38-foot customized bus features five free
screenings, including blood
pressure, bone density, glucose levels, cholesterol levels and body mass index
which total more than $100 in
value.
“The National Urban
League is pleased to offer
these free screenings and
health information to people
who otherwise may not have
had access to these basic
health resources,” said Marc
H. Morial, NUL President and
CEO. “We are excited to be
taking this tour to major cities
across the country, such as
Chicago, New York and Miami.” People in urban communities, particularly minorities, experience disproportionately higher rates of preventable disease. The National Urban League’s State
of Black America 2004 reports
that Blacks are impacted by
higher rates of obesity, substance abuse and diabetes.
Specifically:
*Blacks experience diabetes at twice the rate of whites
*Blacks are likely to be
more obese than their white
counterparts
* Blacks are less likely to
have health insurance and
consequently receive lower
health care benefits throughout their lifetime
“Walgreens is excited to
partner with the National Urban League to provide re-
sources that will empower
Americans in urban communities to live healthier lives.
We are thrilled to have the
opportunity to provide these
screenings,” said Mark
Wagner, executive vice president of store operations for
Walgreen Co. “Many diseases can be detected
through screenings long before any symptoms are noticed, which is why we are
bringing this valuable service
to residents of Toledo.”
The National Urban
League and Walgreens
Wellness Tour will encourage consumers to act as their
own health advocates by visiting the wellness bus when it
visits Toledo July 5- July 9,
2007. Additional tour cities
include: San Diego, CA; Sacramento, CA; Pittsburgh, PA;
Cleveland, OH; Detroit, MI;
Milwaukee, WI; Toledo, MO;
Indianapolis, IN; Buffalo, NY;
Rochester, NY; Eastern Massachusetts; Newark, NJ; New
York, NY; Philadelphia, PA;
Baltimore, MD; Washington,
DC and Columbia, SC.
December 2012.
With passage of the levy,
the library plans to:
·Increase the book budget
·Continue staffing levels
·Maintain upkeep of facilities and buildings (i.e. carpet,
paint, utilities)
·Replace and increase
computer technology
·Maintain Sunday hours
at five locations (Main Library,
Sanger,
Heatherdowns, Sylvania and
Oregon).
“We would not come to
our loyal patrons for assistance in passing this 2-mill
replacement levy, unless it
was absolutely necessary to
continue the library service
the residents of Lucas
County have long enjoyed,”
said Scoles.
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My View
One last observation on
population decline and jobs.
We actually have a whole
lot of jobs open for
Toledoans. We just don’t
have the people qualified to
move into health care, finance, sales and science.
We need to push continuing and higher education.
Regarding The University of Toledo. We cannot
support two new arenas in
Toledo. Not only will we
have a state of the art complex in downtown Toledo,
but UT is now going to
overhaul Savage Hall. Mark
my words, we will have to
finance the new downtown
arena with a continuing levy
one day. Study after study
shows that Toledo cannot
support both arenas.
By the way, do the athletic department folks at UT
have to pay an imputed tax
on their free cars? And who
got and used comp tickets
for ad hoc deals?
Finally, the golf stripper
scandal that has embroiled
the Lucas County Democratic Party … are we surprised?
What about previous
fundraisers? Who was in
the golf group that enticed
the strippers to strip? Why
did the cries of indignation
start only on the hole where
the impromptu stripping
commenced? Why didn’t
the hue and cry start at the
first hole when it was clear
these were not the usual
volunteers for a golf outing? And, isn’t this really a
smokescreen for Keith
Wilkowski’s second run for
mayor?
My nose tells me that
most of the offended officeholders smelled blood
and hoped they could depose John Irish with whom
they got into political bed
some years ago.
The Blade has run stories on stripper-gate five
days in a row. Remember,
as the Dems stay fractured,
the power of The Blade
goes up in terms of getting
candidates elected.
John Irish, in my opinion, should have been
kicked off the Charter Review Commission back in
2000 when he supported a
whopping $60,000 raise for
the mayor’s job even while
he worked for Ray Kest, the
presumptive next mayor of
Toledo in 2001.
Of course, Ray lost and
I won – so we greedily thank
you, Johnny boy.
Contact Jack Ford at
[email protected]
Education Section • Education Section • Education Section • Education Section • Education Section • Education Section
Diversity at The University of Toledo: Creating a New
Culture
By Linda M. King
Sojourner’s Truth Reporter
Question. How do you
take an institution that has
been in place for more than a
century, steeped in tradition
and turn it around to create
an atmosphere that is both
conducive for learning and
welcoming to all?
This is the question that
The University of Toledo
administration has been attempting to answer since
2003 when then President Dan
John, Ph.D. created the
President’s Commission on
Diversity.
The University of Toledo
has been in existence since
1872. And with its 2006
merger with the Medical University of Ohio it became the
third largest public university in Ohio. According to its
web site the university has
been recognized for its high
rankings and achievements
in concentrations of law, engineering, and its occupational therapy programs, and
was stated to be among the
100 best colleges for AfricanAmericans in the nation.
And though it is clear that
the institution has power, influence and, as Johnson
states, the ability to become
a “model institution,” it continues to struggle with its
humanity image inside and
outside of the campus.
The university has been
plagued by accusations from
the surrounding Toledo community and its own campus
family for its treatment of nonmainstream students. That is
a concern that, according to
Johnson, “came to my attention as issues that needed to
be addressed within the university community.”
It is these concerns that
have affected the university’s
recruitment and retention of
students, faculty, and staff
who are not of the mainstream
background, and have become catalysts for the creation of the President’s Commission on Diversity and the
reactivation
of
the
university’s already estab-
of input,” he says.
The diversity commission
was originally comprised of
27 members with Alan
Goodridge, former provost,
and Johnnie Early, Ph.D.,
dean of the UT College of
Pharmacy, serving as cochairmen of the team. Their
assignment, as delineated in
the president’s charge, was
to: define exactly who the
university wanted to include
in their diversity outreach,
compile data, conduct an in-
Johnny Early
lished mission statement.
Johnson’s first step in his
fight to “change the culture
of the university,” as he
states, brought together
university members and the
surrounding community in
order to identify and target
some of the issues that had
the potential to disrupt campus life. “I instituted a university wide task force of
quality influential people in
order to obtain a wide range
ventory of what was already
in place on campus, assess
diversity processes in other
universities, develop a reliable system that would track
performance and progress
and complete what seemed
to be the least complicated
systematic way to improve
diversity.
It was the definition of
what was meant by diversity
that proved to more complex
than Johnson had imagined.
“The pace got stymied’ says
Johnson. “The very definition of diversity brought conflict among the commission
members and took over six
months to come to agreement
on.”
In November 2003, after
six months of intense debate,
the commission came into
agreement and its diversity
definition was released. Diversity was defined as variety and otherness as well as
the promise to promote sensitivity and inclusion. The
creed incorporates the
university’s mission statement that vows to offer students an environment that
embraces and celebrates human diversity and pledges to
seek and attract faculty staff
and students who fit this
definition. The mission statement also promises to challenge stereotypes and to promote sensitivity and inclusion.
Yet three years late, in
2006, the commission, still
besieged with the same issues, sought help from an
independent diversity-consulting firm, The Kaleidoscope Group. That firm found
that the atmosphere and practices on the university campus were still a concern for
staff, faculty and students.
They also concluded that
there was a perception of favoritism and that unfair practices towards those who were
non-mainstream was still rampant in the UT community.
According to the assessment report, the university
desired to improve its image,
become more student centered and fulfill its current
mission. The consulting firm
undertook the role of deter-
mining the current state of
diversity at UT.
Utilizing web-based, telephone, and on campus focus
group settings to conduct
interviews with leadership,
faculty, staff and students of
various races and sexual preferences, the firm used processes that would retain participant anonymity.
But the university community participation was low,
with only 5 percent of students, 29 percent of staff and
less than 11 percent of faculty responding. And among
those who did respond, the
assessment revealed an
“overall lack of participation
to such a degree that original
focus group configurations
had to be restructured.”
The assessment report
suggested that some possible reasons for low response
and participation among the
campus community could be
fear of retaliation, a lack of
trust in the process, or not
having a clear understanding of the importance of the
issue.
Some of the major issues
of those who did participate
were racism, discrimination,
sexism and homophobia.
Also sighted were, funding
discrepancies, poor on campus living conditions, unfair
treatment of black students
by campus security, the ineffectiveness of the multi cultural affairs center and its
perceived exclusion of races
other than blacks and unfair
treatment of women on campus. But the report did list
some positive points.
The assessment praised
the university for the action
taken own its own with the
development of the diversity
commission. And the report
highlighted the fact that more
than half of the survey respondents believed that diversity at the university was
essential to its success.
The report concluded with
some suggestions for the university to accomplish its mission. It proposed that the
university concentrate on a
greater role of university administration and leadership
alignment. The report also
recommended that the institution focus on embedding
diversity practices into the
infrastructure of the university through training, orientation and behavior modeling.
Yet the question remains:
how can an institution with
over 100 years of established
traditions, and practices
change in order to embrace
the changing world around
it?
In the next few months The
Truth will attempt to answer
this question and others
through a detailed analysis
of the assessment/audit review and the commission’s
activities: an examination of
the thoughts and opinions of
those involved in the implementation
of
the
commission’s goals and inquiries of those who will be
instrumental in carrying out
the mission of the university.
The Truth also plans to
explore the role of UT President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs and
the measure of his commitment to the continuance of
Johnson’s vision, which will
ultimately determine the success or failure of the
program’s future.
Contact Linda King at
[email protected]
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July 11, 2007
UT Physics Summer Camp Ben E. Williams Academic
Scholarships
to Take Place July 18-19
The University of Toledo’s Physics and Astronomy Department will offer a Physics
Summer Camp free for high school students Wednesday and Thursday, July 18 and 19, in
McMaster Hall on Main Campus.
This year’s camp will cover alternative energy sources, including solar energy and wind
energy.
Students will learn in the classroom setting and take field trips to see the wind turbines
in Bowling Green , Ohio , and to a solar-powered home, where they also will look at an electric
vehicle.
In addition, students will have the opportunity to make their own solar cell and wind
turbine.
For more information, contact the Physics and Astronomy Department at 419.530.2241
Battle Zone - Rd. 2
Drill Teams Take Charge Downtown
The 2007 Ben E. Williams
Academic Scholarship recipients are Amber Hoenig (Anthony Wayne High School),
Allen Boyd II (St. John’s Jesuit HS), Briana Funches
(Libbey HS), Enjoli Henry
(Rogers HS), Sara Fouad (Anthony Wayne HS), Bradley
Schmidt (Anthony Wayne
HS), Stacie Phillips (Anthony
Wayne HS), Leyla Bass (Anthony Wayne HS) and Sierra
Bostic (Libbey HS).
The finalists were selected
from a pool of 57 applicants.
The Ben E. Williams Academic Scholarship Committee gas selected the abovelisted high school seniors to
receive a $250 stipend. This
program is funded by donations to our scholarship fund.
The recipients will receive
an award letter congratulating them on their selection.
All scholarship monies will
be sent directly to the college
or university the students are
attending in the fall.
Ben E. Williams Youth
Services, Inc is a non-profit
organization that is dedicated
to providing free services for
youth that will enhance their
character and equip them with
the knowledge to succeed in
life.
3rd Annual African-American Festival
“Celebrating our History”
July 12-16, 2007
Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union will celebrate its eleventh year of existence in
the community, and we would like to express our gratitude to the community for
being supportive over the years. The 3rd Annual Festival will commence with a
Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, and activities will include local vendors, a parade,
live entertainment and a gospel celebration that will close out the Festival on
They came from far and wide – dozens of drill teams from around the area – to compete in
last Saturday’s exhibition in front of Jackson’s Lounge and Grill on Huron Street between
Madison and Jefferson Avenues.
In spite of the heat and humidity, hundreds of spectators joined the youngsters for an
afternoon of drilling excitement.
Sunday. The four days of celebration is as follows:
Thursday, July 12
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Prayer Breakfast
Southern Missionary Baptist Church
Friday, July 13
5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Festival Begins @ Nelson Grace Park
Rides, Games & Amusements, Jazz,
Jessie Coleman & Affinity
Saturday, July 14
8:00 a.m. – Line up for parade
Huntington Bank Sponsoring the Parade
Mecca Temple # 43
10:00 a.m. – Parade Begins @ Smith Park (Dorr Street)
Ending @ Nelson Grace Park
12:00 noon – 10:00 p.m. Festival
Jazz
Sunday, July 15
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Festival City Wide Praise
City Wide Praise and Worship Gospel Celebration
The Rance Allen Group
______________________________________________________
1339 Dorr Street · Toledo, Ohio 43607 · (419) 255-8876 · Fax
(419) 255-4390 · Email: [email protected]
July 11, 2007
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2nd Annual Greater Toledo WLS’ Board Appoints New
Urban League Golf Classic Superintendent
All supporters of the League and Community Friends
You are urged to attend a magnificent day of fun, food and golf. The format
will be scrambles and will begin at 12:30pm with a shotgun start. Dinner will follow for
all golfers and participants.
August 10, 2007 ~ 11:30am (Registration/Box Lunch)
12:30pm (Shotgun Start)
Dinner immediately following
Bedford Hills Golf Course ~ 6400 Jackman Road, Temperance, MI ~
(734) 854-4653
The Greater Toledo Urban League operates programs that directly impact the
people of our community regardless of age, race, creed or class. The proceeds from this
event will go towards summer youth programs like the Summer Mentorship Basketball
Program & the S.T.R.I.V.E. program. The League anticipates over 150 participants this
summer. Our first event in 2006 generated over $8,000 and our goal this year is $10,000.
This is an excellent opportunity to show support for our youth and pride in our
community by giving to such a noteworthy effort.
The Greater Toledo Urban League Guild and Young Professionals are the auxiliary
organizations of the Greater Toledo Urban League. The GTUL is a non-profit (501c3)
community service organization, whose mission is to promote, encourage, assist and
work in various ways to improve the social and economic conditions of AfricanAmericans, other minorities and the disadvantaged in our community.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead, 1982
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The Washington Local
Board of Education named
Patrick C. Hickey as the school
district’s new superintendent
at a special meeting on July 5.
Michael W. Carmean, who
has led the district since 1994,
is retiring Aug. 1.
Hickey is a familiar face in
Washington Local, having
served as assistant superintendent since August, 2002.
He began teaching in 1986 as
an English teacher in
Addison, Michigan. In 1991,
he was hired by St. Anthony
Villa in Toledo, as an educational coordinator. Over a
span of five years, Hickey
advanced rapidly, serving as
teacher, principal and division manager. He was also
appointed by the Boysville
of Michigan Board of Directors to serve as their acting
executive director for the
state of Ohio. In August, 1996,
he became the assistant principal at Findlay High School,
a position he held until joining Washington Local.
A Toledo native and St.
John’s Jesuit graduate,
Hickey received his bachelor
of arts degree in English from
Siena Heights University in
1986. He completed his graduate work at the University of
Toledo, earning a master’s
degree in educational administration in 1994 and an education specialist degree in
1997. He holds Ohio Department of Education licensure
in English as well as for the
positions of secondary principal and superintendent.
The Board of Education
conducted a national search
through the Ohio School
Boards Association and initially interviewed nine candidates from a pool of 22 applicants.
“I’m proud that two of the
top three candidates were
found right here in Washing-
time and professionalism
during the search process.
“Selecting a new superintendent is one of the most important duties board members
are charged with,” she said,
“and my appreciation is extended to each of you.”
The new superintendent
Hickey and President Canales
ton Local,” Board President
Lisa Canales said. “I think
that speaks very highly of
our district and the leadership that is present here.”
The board faced a difficult
decision, Canales said, “but
after deliberation, we unanimously felt that Hickey
would build upon Washington Local’s recent success
and use his experience to lead
the district into the future.”
Canales also thanked her
fellow board members for their
said he is humbled and excited about the opportunity
the Board has entrusted to
him – guiding the education
of the district’s children. “The
school families and entire
community of Washington
Local deserve the very best
in academics, athletics, activities, and facilities,” Hickey
said. “My team and I will work
extremely hard to serve this
district, and we will have a
common goal of excellence in
all that we do.”
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Local Democratic Women
Call for Ouster of Party
Leaders
Sojourner’s Truth Staff
Several members of the
Lucas County Democratic
Party demanded the resignation of local party leaders on
Monday morning as the repercussions of the presence
of strippers at a party golf
outing continued well into
week two.
Elizabeth Ujvagi and
Christine Smith, elected
members of the Lucas County
Democratic Party Central
Committee, have written an
open letter to John Irish, party
chairman, and Domenic
Montalto, executive director,
urging the two men to reign
and promising to boycott
party headquarters at 1817
Madison Avenue. They
asked women to join them in
a picket line on Thursday,
July 12, during a meeting
scheduled between Ohio
Democratic Party Chairman
Chris Redfern and local
Democrats.
“Your conduct is inexcusable and reflects a fundamental lack of respect for
women,” reads the open letter in part. “The only appropriate course of action is for
you to resign from your posts
immediately. Accountability
demands it.”
Joining the two Central
Committee members at
Monday’s press conference
outside of One Government
Center was Allison Dow,
president of The University
of Toledo College Demo-
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Christine Smith, Elizabeth Ujvagi, and Allison Dow
crats, who also called for the
leaders’ resignation and a
boycott of party headquarters.
“We also expect answers
from Mr. Redfern. Is the
Ohio Democratic Party investigating what happened
at the golf outing?” said
Dow. “If these men are allowed to continue to lead the
party, it will send a terrible
signal to not only young
women but to all women that
the Democratic Party is a
good old boys club.”
The incident occurred on
June 29 during a golf outing
organized for Democratic
Party members. According
to reports, employees of
Scarlett’s Cabaret in Toledo
and Club Diamond in Oregon, two “gentlemen’s
clubs” owned by J.B. Monroe, Inc, were at Spuyten
Duyval, a public course in
Sylvania Township, to pro-
vide beverage service. During the event, at least one
employee was observed
flashing the male golfers.
The Truth has been told
by members of the party who
were privy to the original
planning that the Spuyten
Duyval course has 27 holes
and the women golfers in the
outing were deliberately
routed away from the ninehole portion of the course
where the strippers were providing services.
“It’s impossible as a
woman to be anything but
insulted,” said Ujvagi.
The boycott organizers
promised to continue their
efforts to put pressure on the
party leaders to resign including increased correspondence with state party and
elected officials.
G. Garvin Brings Cooking
Excitement to Toledo
Sojourner’s Truth Staff
There are really two
Garvins, The Truth was told
early this week during a telephone conversation with the
man who is the star of TV
One’s original series “Turn
Up the Heat” and who is the
executive chef and co-owner
of an award-winning Los
Angeles restaurant.
“There is G. Garvin on
TV,” the chef said, “and there
is Gerry Garvin in the restaurant. And I have a wide demographic among men
whom I hope we can provide
the ability to be cool … and
provide them with knowledge and not just fun and
games.”
The G. Garvin of TV
One’s “Turn Up the Heat,”
you see, is a bit of a showman, a bit of a crowd pleaser.
That’s the appeal that draws
in the television audience and
that’s the side of the Garvin
personality that enables the
African-American chef to
reach out to a previously
July 11, 2007
untapped audience. “This is
a good challenge for African-American males,” said
Garvin.
Then, of course, there is
the more serious Garvin.
That’s Gerry Garvin, who
grew up in Atlanta with four
sisters and a single mother. It
was his family in the South
that provided the inspiration
that would later move Gerry
Garvin into the kitchen.
Garvin’s mother and
grandmother in the kitchen
and his uncles at the fishing
pond taught the youngster so
much about food and food
preparation that by the age
of 13 he had acquired a job at
Atlanta’s Viking Inn washing dishes in the four-star
establishment.
Two years later he was at
the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta
and, after stints in Europe,
he landed a job as sous-chef
at the Ritz-Carlton Palm
Springs at the age of 23.
What impresses his tele-
vision audience?
“I like him because he
talks about the foods we eat
as black people and he keeps
it simple,” one television audience member told us – a
young African-American
male. “And he has a nice
little ghetto flavor as well.”
Garvin also is devoted to
the idea of doing more than
just replicating age-old recipes for traditional dishes –
particularly those from the
South, the land of his origin.
“I’m trying to get people
to broaden their outlook,” he
responded when we quizzed
him about a few recipes. We
noted, for example, that in
his cook book, also titled
“Turn Up the Heat,” Garvin
likes to toss in lamb with
other mixtures of meat – such
as in his gumbo and meat
lover’s stew recipes. Most
cookbooks, we said, generally eschew the idea of mixing in lamb with a selection
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This marks the fifth consecutive year that Owens has
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Page11
“Jazz & Jambalaya” at MarSyl’s
Raises Money for Troubled Youth
By Geneva J. Chapman,
Sojourner Truth Reporter
Using the cover of “The
Incredible Jimmy Smith’s”
HomeCookin’ album to illustrate a poster advertising
his benefit for Any Kid Can,
Melvin Johnson promised “if
you like jambalaya and love
jazz, you will be as one with
the universe.”
The poster also promised
“all the jambalaya you can
eat with one side and great
jazz from the jazz collection
of dj mel johnson with special appearance from jazz
vocalist Brittany Alaburda.”
Held Friday, June 29,
2007, at MarSyl’s Caribbean
and Soul Food Restaurant,
the event that promised good
food and good music, delivered both in abundant supply. During ‘happy hour’
from 6-8 pm, MarSyl’s regulars and some first-timers
enjoyed a buffet meal while
watching the evening news
on a TV in the back of the
restaurant and chatting about
plans for the upcoming
Fourth of July holiday as June
ended and summer began its
low, hot journey toward autumn.
Right on the heels of another successful Art Tatum
Heritage Jazz festival, “Jazz
& Jambalaya” seemed in season with the warm weather,
providing hot jazz at the end
of a somewhat hot summer
day.
A portion of the profits
from the event went to Any
Kid Can, the youth component of Alternative Directions, started in 1998, by
Johnson and a couple of other
people who have since developed other interests.
“We do individual, group
and family counseling,” explains Johnson. “Any Kid
Can is a youth intervention
program under Alternative
Directions that helps youth
who’ve been incarcerated.
The basic premise is if you
can catch a kid at the right
time, regardless of the trauma
they’ve experienced, if you
put the right intervention at
the right time, you can change
that kid’s life.”
A renowned poet and author, as well as an actor,
Johnson uses art to help
young people express them-
selves through music, poetry,
art and drama.
“We have groups in anger management, domestic
violence, self-esteem,” he
said. “We have rites of passage.” Johnson says.
The organization which
serves young people, ages
seven-18, also offers
mentoring for youth. Potential mentors showed up at
MarSyl’s the day of the benefit as prosperous looking
young professionals stopped
by for the buffet and joined
the couples and families there
for a reasonably priced family meal.
As good as the food is, the
view is equally appetizing
sitting in MarSyl’s and looking across Bancroft at the
rolling hills of the golf course
across the street. The day of
the benefit was an excellent
day for taking in the view.
Sunshine poured through the
panoramic window at the
front of the restaurant making the colors in a large mural of a dreadlocks-wearing
golfer standing confidently
on a putting green brighter
and more vivid.
Sounds of jazz filled the
air as the last bright rays of
sunlight took advantage of
precious time and shone as
brightly as possible. Hot jazz
played as hot sun blazed in
bright blue sky. Night sounds
seemed to defy daylight and
demand darkness to descend.
Jazz, not just the music of
the night, is nevertheless
more at home there. Covered
with the night sky, jazz turns
from hot to cool, just as the
cool night breeze pushes the
last rays of sunshine away
with its chilly breath so lovers have to hug each other
for warmth and wanderers
have to take shelter in places
like MarSyl’s where they can
be warmed by the food and
the hospitality.
That was the sound of
“Jazz & Jambalaya.” Hot in
daylight with the spicy taste
of MarSyl’s signature dish
matching the music measure
for measure, hot bite for hot
riff. Then as bellies filled with
the warmth of good food and
they sky filled with stars
lighting the velvet darkness,
music and mouths cooled.
Cool jazz. The kind you only
hear at night when the only
heat is body heat.
Jazz and jambalaya juxtaposed in a joint that started
jumpin’ at sundown and just
wouldn’t stop until the last
drop of that Jamaican dish
was eaten and the last CD in
dj mel’s case was played with
just enough time to enjoy it
all. What a fun way to help
out a worthy cause!
Although the money from
“Jazz & Jambalaya” was for
Any Kid Can, Johnson is
currently trying to raise
enough money to bring several artists to Toledo for a
concert in October that will
also raise money for the
youth organization. One of
the artists he hopes to bring
to Toledo is Soulflower, who
performed at MarSyl’s last
year.
“Soulflower is helping put
the concert together,” said
Johnson. “She’s developed
a real love for Toledo since
doing a concert at MarSyl’s
last fall.” Another artist
Johnson hopes to feature in
the October concert is Bob
Marley’s son Ky-Mani
Marley.
“Ky-Mani Marley is getting ready to blow up,” said
Johnson. “He just released
an album and is making a
movie. After that, it’ll be virtually impossible to get him.”
Johnson also hopes to bring
renowned artist Erykah Badu
to Toledo for the October
concert.
“She’s agreed to come for
almost nothing,” said
Johnson, appreciative of
Badu’s generous support for
Any Kid Can. Johnson also
hopes to get the support of
the Toledo community in this
effort to help troubled youth
who are often forgotten in
our community.
There will be an International Dinner and silent auction at MarSyl’s, Friday, July
27, 2007, to raise money for
the October concert. One
thing’s for sure, the food will
be delicious, the view will be
spectacular and the money
will go for a good cause.
And maybe, just maybe,
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“Lamb is a great item that
people don’t know about,”
he said. “I love lamb, shallots, veal, for example, so I
use them a lot.”
Garvin’s next cook book,
he said, will be seafood oriented. But in the meantime,
he has his own line of spices
which are available at
www.chefgarvin.com.
The chef will be in Toledo this Sunday to celebrate
that African-American viewers would have programming
primarily for African-American viewers. BCS added TV
One in December 2006.
Garvin will be signing copies of his cook
book at Borders in
the launching of TV One Westfield Franklin Park
Channel on BCS. Buckeye on Sunday, July 15, from
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July 11, 2007
Clara Petty Celebrates Turning 50 in Style
By Geneva J. Chapman,
Sojourner’s Truth Reporter
You probably heard that
July 6, 2007, was the
President’s sixty-first birthday. But you may not have
heard that July 7, 2007, was
a very special birthday for a
former president who lives
right here in Toledo.
Clara Petty celebrated her
50th birthday 7-7-07 (play
those numbers at your own
risk!). Hit those lucky numbers on a slot machine at
Motor City and you just
might get lucky! But no one
was as lucky as our former
president of the Toledo
Chapter of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority, community
leader, organizer and volunteer, Clara Petty, this year.
On her special day, over
150 people gathered, almost
all dressed in white, to celebrate her joining that most
elite of clubs, ‘50 and over.’
A white hot sun and temperatures approaching 50
degrees were the perfect setting for the cool summer attire stipulated on the invitation, Saturday, July 7, when
family, friends, sorors and
well-wishers, including approximately 20 out of town
guests, showed up at The Rec
Room at Lucas County Recreation Center bearing cards
and gifts looking for some
“hot fun in the summertime.”
Crisp, white summer frocks,
capris, slacks, skirts, sleeve-
less
and
sometimes
shoulderless tops looked
good on guests trying to stay
cool and look cool at the same
time.
Even the men wore white.
However, the guest of
honor had to wear black to
mourn the passing of youth
and onslaught of middle-age.
“Look 40? Act 20? Feel
like 70? Must be 50! Now
that’s a bitter pill to swallow!” This message was one
of several imprinted on ‘pill’
bottles full of colorful candies that were passed out to
guests as they entered.
Guests were also photographed after writing a birthday message to ‘the birthday
girl’ on white stars. Silver
stars hung from the ceiling
of the white-walled room,
bearing photos of Clara. Her
photo also showed up on a
huge banner behind the buffet table and on coasters that
showed her as a young girl
and as a mature woman,
proving that our Clara has
aged well –she doesn’t look
a day over 35!
Tables covered in white
held buckets of ice and a
bottles of sparkling grape
juice to refresh guests who
may have been just a little
parched from the sun beating down on Toledo the
weekend after the Fourth,
making folks here mindful
of those suffering 120 degree plus temperatures out in
the southwest.
Guests mingled and chatted until time for grace and
the room hushed until God’s
blessing of friends, food and
fun was acknowledged, then
yes; there was salad for those
who needed something cool
to chew on: potato salad, spaghetti and shrimp salad and
garden salad with a variety
of toppings and dressings.
Being the class act that
she is, our Clara provided
erage list titled “Clara Petty’s
Juices” that made you thirsty
just reading it: “Petty Punch,”
“Connorita’s” (margaritas),
“Claratini’s” (martinis),
“Wine-Etty” (a special vintage grape) and “Rum/
Cokeclara” (guess).
the mingling and chatter continued as the buffet table
opened and folks lined up to
fill their plates with some
exceptionally good food.
Despite the hot weather,
hot food was served because,
well, why have cold cuts and
salad when you can have
fried chicken, greens, fried
corn, macaroni and cheese,
shish kabobs and shish
tawook, cornbread and, oh,
her guests with disposable
aprons to keep their white
garments pristinely clean.
Asked who put her party together, she admitted the truth.
“I did,” she said, adding that
she did have help from her
friends; but when asked if
they helped with the actual
planning of the gala, she
again was candid as only
Clara Petty can be. “No, I
just told them what to do and
they did it.” Clara thanked in
particular friends such as
Denise Black-Poon, Joy
Balls, Sherry Reid, Sheila
Bennett, Jay Bennett and
Jackie
SullivanBuckingham, among many
others.
The hot food wasn’t the
only “hot fun” going on at
Clara’s party! She had a bev-
The ‘heat’ didn’t stop
there, though. A deejay who
knew how to jazz things up
played some nice cool jazz
during dinner, probably to
counteract that steaming hot
food and all the hot sauce
that was being poured on that
chicken and those greens!
Later, after dinner and
tributes that were probably
much better than the one’s
that other president got the
day before, the deejay heated
things up with dance music
at the party that went on into
the wee hours of the night.
Guests from as far away
as Pennsylvania, Texas and
Wisconsin got to experience
a little Toledo flavor and have
that “hot fun in the summertime” promised by Sly and
the Family Stone over 30
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I have been training for quite some time and I just can’t seem to get my chest to grow.
I train it three times per week and I do a lot of benching but my results seem to be minimal.
Can you give me a good chest work-out to follow?
Thank-you,
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My first thought is that you are training chest too much and not giving your muscles
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mean easy sets. Your light work should burn and make you struggle also. I then move
to flat bench flies and superset them with dips. These two exercises really stretch the
heck out of your muscles which in return will help them to grow.
Every chest day I change the order of the exercises that I do. It is also important that
you consume good quality protein sources so that your muscles can repair after a
vigorous work-out.
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years ago.
They probably hated to
go home, thinking we do this
every time somebody turns
50 around here. Well, there
are a lot of birthday parties in
Toledo, and many of them
are as well attended and as
‘laid out’ as was our Clara’s.
So, what made hers so special and, well, newsworthy?
It’s simple.
While 50th birthdays are
certainly special and
everyone’s should be celebrated, only those who have
contributed as much as Clara
Petty has to our community
with her dedication, hard
work and single-minded service - as pointed out by those
who gave tribute to her July
7 - cause us to take notice
and celebrate their milestones with them.
Oh, we don’t do it just for
them, although we do want
to show them how much we
appreciate all they do for us.
Our real motive is a selfish
one: we want them to keep
doing the things they do that
enrich our community.
So, we lay in on thick
when we get the occasion to
show them how much we
care in hopes that if we say
“we love you” enough,
they’ll just keep on doing
what they do, because if they
don’t, who will?
Happy 50th birthday,
Clara! Toledo wouldn’t be
the same without you. You
are one of the movers and
shakers that make this city
what it is. We wish you many
more birthdays and we’ll be
there when you turn 60, 70,
80, 90, 100 . . .
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July 11, 2007
Reel Review
Transformers
By Michael Hayes
Minister of Culture
Before even getting into
the film itself, let’s just look
at what this is all about.
Sure, I have to admit –
from the outside looking in,
perhaps this may seem
dweebish.
Some robots from outer
space that change into vehicles and fight against other
alien robots who change into
other things.
Energon, Cybertron, the
“all-spark” (aka matrix?),
and all that stuff may sound
like a bunch of sci-fi buzz
words that could be stapled
to just about any cheesy TV
series involving another
world.
From the outside looking
in, maybe – just maybe this
all seems, oh … the hell with
how those outsiders might
think – TRANSFORMERS
IS THE BOMB!!!
Not just the movie (more
on that later), but just the
whole thing, yo.
FOR ALL THE TRUE
80’S BABIES OUT THERE,
y’all know what I mean (oh
yeah, being born in 88 or 89
doesn’t really make you an
80’s baby because you
weren’t even watching cartoons yet so Ha, Ha – LOL).
For all my true peeps that
grew up on this like I did,
y’all feel me.
It’s sometime in the mid
1980’s and either you’re in
kindergarten or first grade
and when you get home there
is one thing you are looking
forward to that will make
your day…
AFTERNOON CARTOONS!
See, we all hit our teens in
the mid 90’s and even though
we still may have watched
“Jazz &
Jambalaya”
before summer’s over and the leaves start their autumnal transformation, we can coax dj mel to come back
to MarSyl’s and play a little more jazz to combine with
the pungent tastes of jambalaya for one last hot summer
night of fun, food and frolic.
Every good performance has to have an encore, right?
So, listen and watch out for a replay of “Jazz & Jambalaya”
soon. Don’t you dare miss it. You wouldn’t want to pass
up the opportunity to get all hot and bothered before the
weather turns cold and it’s - too late. “Jazz & Jambalaya”
appearing together again at MarSyl’s – soon!
TV after school – it was
NOTHING like what we
grew up on.
The 90’s had Animaniacs,
Tazmania and a lot of great
stuff but all the cartoons died
off only to be replaced by
Mighty Morphin bull.
I would be like 15 or 16
and watch this stuff with my
little sister and tell her “back
in my day, we had real after
school
cartoons”.
Silverhawks
and
Thundercats. Mask and even
Jem. G.I. Joe was somewhat
annoying but it was decent.
He Man/ She Ra – I mean
we had real cartoons that we
based our lives around.
Memorized episodes,
talked about during lunch at
school, put all the toys on
our Christmas Wish Lists,
etc.
The cartoons, the action
figures, the whole aura of
being entertained as a child…
no one entity crystallized an
entire generation quite like
the Transformers.
No doubt, all those other
cartoons were rough as hell
(can’t forget about Voltron!),
but if you are anywhere between the ages of 24 and 34
you might as well keep it all
the way 100 and admit that at
some point in your young
life the world revolved
around the ongoing struggles
between The Autobots and
The Decepticons.
Now, let me also say this.
I’m trying to draw a bright
line here. A big bold line that
separates Transformer fans
from those geeks who dress
up like Star Wars or Marvel
Comic characters.
THIS IS DIFFERENT!
It really is.
IT IS !!!
Okay, who am I trying to
convince?
Kinda funny, but if I
wasn’t nerdy before I may
have earned the title since
Transformers opening day.
My appetite for nostalgia
has known no bounds as of
late.
I watched damn near half
of the very first season of the
Transformers TV series on
youtube.
I found another website
(seibertron.com) that has all
the information you could
ever want and I’ve been reading about certain characters I
had forgot about or looking
at pics of Transformers toys
I used to have, etc. etc.
Yeah – I’ve been a super
geek, but all for good cause.
Transformers is a worldwide phenomena.
It started with a Japanese
toyline, a comic book and a
television series in 1984.
Over the next few years,
the characters, story line and
over all fixation on how cool
it was that cars could turn
into robots – all of that created a vice grip on the imagination of young kids:
Optimus Prime, Megatron,
Bumblebee (one of my least
favorites back in the day),
Starscream., Soundwave,
The Dinobots – etc. etc. How
could you not get hooked?
The people at Hasbro and
Marvel Comics had a
goldmine on their hands but
it wasn’t long before they
ruined it.
Killing off Optimus and
replacing him with Ultra
Magnus and then Rodimus
Prime was a lot to deal with.
Megatron
becomes
Galvatron, Starscream becomes Cyclonus so on and
so on, but loyal fans were
still there. Transformers: The
Movie hit theatres in 1986.
One of very few fulllength cartoon feature films
at that time, it was a monumental event for the TV series’ young fans. However,
it changed over half the cast
after just two seasons and
complicated the story in such
a way that the writers had to
undo much of the plot from
the film in later seasons of
the TV show.
Optimus dies, then comes
back.
One day it’s 20 years in
the future, the next episode
is set in present day.
There were so many inconsistencies and the story
became so tangled and convoluted that it was just too
much work to sort it all out.
So the 1980’s ended with
the Transformers TV show
having only three and a half
seasons but it left a lasting
impression on us all.
Beast Wars (which was
cool for a while), Transformers Universe and many other
variations and additions to
the story line would come
and go throughout the 90’s
and into the new millennium.
Japanime versions and all
that.
But I couldn’t even really
dig those all that much.
It looked like a bunch of
non-sense, the thrill was
gone.
That’s why this movie is
so important.
It restores validity and
brings balance back to the
origin of the story.
Also, when adapting a TV
or comic book series into a
feature film, there’s always a
lot of gray area that gets overlooked.
In the case of Transformers, this movie is so ill it will
make you overlook any discrediting parts.
You might remember that
most of the Decepticons were
fighter planes, well that’s not
the case anymore – but you
really won’t mind. Some
names have changed and
some transformed identities
have changed (it would’ve
been foolish to have a supersize, silver screen Megatron
transform into a handgun –
so he changes into a fighter
jet instead.
The movie is mostly land
based so you can’t have
Decepticons flying all
around.
Michael Bay must’ve
wanted to even the playing
field so most of the
Decepticons came in the form
of military vehicles which
would make for a somewhat
more fair fight with the
Autobots.
Just like the cartoon, most
of the important scenes take
place in a power station.
Just like the cartoon,
Optimus gets mopped just a
little bit while on his way to
win.
The human element is far
better than it was in the past.
Anthony Anderson is in
this, need I say more?
The funny parts are quite
hilarious and the truly exciting action sequences will
leave you literally on the edge
of your seat.
Anyone who bootlegged
this joint, I feel sorry for you.
Pay the money and go see
Transformers!!!
This is the best all-around
film I’ve seen in more than
10 years, no lie.
I’m not going to reveal
anything further, just go to
the show and check out
Transformers.
This is an epic film that
has every possible emotion a
film goer can experience.
The stars, the effects, the
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Page 13
Merger
announced
between
childfocused
and adult
services
agencies
The Boards of Trustees of
Connecting Point and the
Zepf Community Mental
Health Center (Zepf) approved the merger of these
two service organizations
effective July 1, 2007. Diana
Chatman, Connecting Point
Board president and Kevin
Carmony, Zepf Center Board
president, along with the
Secretaries of the respective
Boards, Warren Davis and
Larry Wanucha, signed the
merger agreement at 3 p.m.
June 13, 2007.
The merger of these agencies will result in Connecting Point being the largest
and most comprehensive behavioral healthcare provider
in Northwest Ohio.
Currently, Connecting
Point provides mental health
and substance abuse treatment and prevention services
for children, youth and families, annually serving over
15,000 Lucas County children and families.
The Zepf Center provides
treatment for severely persistently mentally Ill adults
and is responsible for management of The Source and
Network, the primary vocational rehabilitation services
in Lucas County. The Zepf
Center serves over 5,000
adult customers on an annual basis.
As a combined entity, the
Connecting Point will employ over 350 staff and operate an annual budget of over
$20,000,000.
“This restructuring makes
sense for our clients, our
employees, our system, and
our community,” says Frank
Ayers, past interim CEOZepf Center. “It represents
an opportunity for two successful, mission-driven organizations to solidify their
services in a cost-effective
manner at a time when service demand is at an all time
high and funding sources are
increasingly tight. It just
makes sense.”
Merger Facts:
·
Both agencies are
committed to incorporating
the best features and characteristics from each agency to
form a comprehensive set of
quality-driven services for
children, youth, adults and
families
·
There are presently
8 service locations between
Connecting Point and Zepf
Center and all services locations will remain open with
little or no disruption in the
delivery of current services
“We are just here to help
people,”
says
Jeff
Deckebach, CEO of Connecting Point. “We believe
this is a better way to do it,
and we know that this merger
will only help us better serve
kids, adults and families
throughout our community.”
Deckebach will remain CEO
of the merged entity.
Page 14
Strippers Just Par for The Course
Stripping Incident an Embarrassment to
Democrats
On June 29, 2007 the Lucas County Democratic Party, led by John Irish and Domenic
Montalto, hosted the party’s annual golf outing where strippers were selling drinks,
snacks and exposing themselves. Responsibility for this fiasco rests with Irish and
Montalto. This incident, which received international attention, embarrassed all Democrats.
Now a group of local Democratic women are calling for the resignation of Irish and
Montalto as well as for a boycott of party headquarters. I strongly support these brave
women and will honor the boycott.
The eyes of the nation will be on Northwest Ohio in next year’s presidential election.
Our party deserves
leadership as good as its people.
Sincerely,
Councilman Joe McNamara
July 11, 2007
The newest wing of the Lucas County Democratic Party has been very busy since the
incident with the strippers on the golf course.
Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz who allegedly witnessed the “stripping” had a responsibility to immediately notify the chairman of the party, John Irish, or
other officials that the incident was unacceptable or even could have escorted the
individual off the course. Instead, he and Toledo City Councilman Joe McNamara made
a media event of the fiasco.
What can CNN or any other media outlet do for the Lucas County Democratic Party or
the residents of the City of Toledo or County of Lucas?
We have far more important issues existing in our city that residents are unhappy with
than watching a stripper on the golf course.
The opportunity to attack the party chairman has been irresistible to some individuals
on the so-called “A” team camp. A question of integrity and maturity exists for these
officials. Are they really interested in the success of the Lucas County Democratic Party
and quality leadership or are egos getting in the way of sound judgment?
John Irish does not have to resign, he was duly elected by the Lucas County Democratic
Party Central Committee and that is the only body that can remove him and, from what I
have heard, there is no intention to seek his removal. He has served us well.
June Boyd
Ed. Note: City Councilman Joe McNamara has never been a member of the “A” team
nor has he received that wing’s endorsement in his run for political office.
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Two bedrooms (11 by 10)
Dining room, Two sitting areas
Great room (22 by 22)
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is accepting applications for 2 bedroom apartments at $415 plus utilities per month. Applicants
must be 18 or older and meet income eligibility.
The first month’s rent will be $99, plus a 1month security deposit.
Applications will be taken on a first come first
serve basis. Application materials may be obtained at the model apartment on Fridays between 11-1:00 pm, or by calling (419) 244-9609.
The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, nationality,
religion, disability, or family status.
Take advantage of this
opportunity while it lasts!
!!BUSINESS LEASE!!
1300 square feet
1616 Lawrence Avenue
Call: 419-351-1527 or 419-255-0610
Business Advisors – Minority Contractors Assistance Program and Small
Business Development Center
Responsible for providing technical assistance
to start-up businesses and existing small businesses.
MCBAP Advisor is a part time position with an
emphasis on service to micro enterprise businesses
and construction based organizations. SBDC Advisor is a full-time position servicing clients in Wood
County with an emphasis on technology-based companies. Both positions require a B.A. in Business
Administration and/or five yrs. experience in business ownership. Understanding of business plans,
ability to develop and interpret financial statements,
marketing, excellent communication skills and ability to develop and provide training. Experience in
engineering or construction fields preferred for applicants for MCBAP Advisor. Experience working
with technology-based companies preferred for
SBDC Advisor.
Please send resume (note whether applying
for SBDC or MCBAP position) to:
Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce
300 Madison Avenue
Toledo, OH 43604
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
LAND MANAGEMENT GROUNDS
TECHNICIAN
Metroparks of Toledo has an opening for a full
time Grounds Technician based at Oak Openings
Metropark. Year-round outdoor work in all weather,
excellent benefits and opportunities for personal
development, $9.80 per hour. Requires high school
diploma or equivalent. Must have mechanical skills,
be able to operate power equipment, drive machinery, and be dedicated to providing excellent customer service.
Apply at Administrative Office, Wildwood Preserve Metropark, 5100 W. Central Avenue, Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by July 20,
2007 or visit www.metroparkstoledo.com to review
the position description and download an application. Resume and application required.
EOE
INTERESTED BIDDERS:
TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – GROVE PATTERSON ACADEMY AND OLD ROGERS
HIGH SCHOOL DEMOLITION
Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education of the Toledo Public School District until 1:00 p.m.
on August 1st, 2007, at the Toledo Public Schools Treasurers’ Office, Room 3, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd.,
Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor, material and supervision necessary for the demolition of Grove Patterson
and Old Rogers High School Bid, as more fully described in the drawings and specifications for the project
prepared by Design & Management Consultants, LLC and Munger Munger & Associates Architects, Inc., and
will be opened publicly and read immediately thereafter.
Bid Documents for the project may be examined at the F.W. Dodge plan rooms in Maumee and Columbus,
Builders Exchange in Toledo, University of Toledo – Capacity Building, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building,
Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and The Plan Room in Ann Arbor, Construction Association
of Michigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Construction News.
Bidders may obtain copies of the documents starting July 11th, 2007 which can be purchased from
Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Rd. Toledo , Ohio 43615 Phone: 419-385-5303. Drawings may be
obtained on CD-ROM for no cost with the purchase of the specifications.
A PREBID CONFERENCE is scheduled for July 24th, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Old Rogers High School,
5539 Nebraska Ave.Toledo, Ohio 43615. This meeting will be followed by a walk-thru. A walk-thru of Grove
Patterson is scheduled for July 25th, 2007 at 2:00p.m. at Grove Patterson Academy, 3020 Marvin Ave.
Toledo, Ohio 43606.
If you have any questions or a need for additional information, please direct all questions in writing to
[email protected], by phone at (419) 776-5600, or (fax) (877) 281-0784.
Bid Item No. 1 Grove Patterson Academy Demolition
Bid Item No. 2 Old Rogers HS Demolition
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A position is available for an experienced Community
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Candidate must
possess a Bachelorýÿs
degree, a minimum of
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EOE
Place your
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Sojourner’s
Truth
Call Pam at
419-243-0007
Page 15
TRAINING AND
DOCUMENTATION
SPECIALIST
Human Resources
Bowling Green
State University
Under general supervision, creates and/
or procures training
programs including
development of training outlines and curriculum, writing procedure manuals, developing training materials and leading/facilitating training classes,
and/or web based
training programs.
Maintains and updates
existing training programs which support
the HCM and FMS
modules of People
Soft. Works with Information Technology
Services and the
BG@100 Project to
document and develop
other necessary training programs.
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Development,
Instructional Technology, Business Administration, Technical
Writing or closely related field. Three years
experience writing
functional and technical documentation and
training materials for
large scale web based
applications; delivering application training
sessions to staff of
varying technical skill
levels; and developing
course curriculum for
organizations
transitioning to new
enterprise level applications.
Official
transcript(s) will be required of final candidates.
Full-time administrative staff position.
Administrative grade
level 14, minimum salary $37,574. Salary
commensurate with
education and experience. Full benefit package available.
To apply: submit
cover letter with e-mail
address, resume, and
names/addresses/
telephone numbers of
3 professional references by Friday, July
27, 2007 to Ofc. of
Human Resources
(Search L-60870), 100
College Park Ofc.
Bldg., Bowling Green
State University, Bowling Green, OH 434030201. (419) 3728421.
(http://
www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr) BGSU is an
AA/EO employer/educator.
Page 16
Clara Petty Celebrates Her
50
th
In Style
July 11, 2007

- The Sojourner`s Truth

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